Disclaimer: All recognisable characters belong to Stephanie Meyer.
The Last Day
Anna left the lecture hall along with dozens of other students, happily chattering with a few of her friends.
"Finally!" Emily shouted. "I seriously thought this last lecture would never end. Now we're free." Emily was a small girl with fair hair and the bluest eyes anyone could ever imagine. She only reached to Anna's shoulder but her talkativeness made up her lack of height. She normally talked a blue streak. The only occasion Anna had seen her quiet was during lectures.
"You know, technically we're only free for another 10 days before our exams take place," Katherine chipped in. At first sight Kat looked very Irish, with her freckles and her fiery red hair. But in fact she was French. She came from Brittany and lived near the sea. Anna could totally imagine her standing on a storm-lashed cliff, her hair fluttering in the wind like a wild fire.
From the outside Kat looked like the cool girl next door and most of the time she was. But beneath the surface slumbered a total smart-arse that only waited to break free. She meant no harm of course, she just couldn't help it. Sticking around her Anna and her friends had gotten used to it.
"Kat, you're totally killing my vibe here." Emily complained and Kristina laughed.
Kris was from France too but different than Katherine, Kristina lived in Paris in a very posh part of the city, which one could easily make out by her wardrobe. Kristina always looked fly. Even after just getting out of bed with her bronde hair tousled and circles around the eyes she looked stunning. Anna had to know it since she shared a flat with Kris.
She was a little luxury girl. Always dressed slightly elegant, wearing high heels most of the time. But Kristina was at no meaning arrogant. In fact she was the coolest and sweetest girl Anna had ever met since Cara. She was no replacement of course but a close second and the girls got along very well.
"We're free girls!" Emily stated as they left the faculty. She danced in front of the others, turned around and spread her arms. "Free to do whatever we want..."
"...After the exams," Katherine added. Emily made a face at her.
"Well, in this case 'whatever I want' will be locking myself up in my bedroom burring myself beneath books and my notes." Kristina pursed her lips.
Emily looked crestfallen. "You guys are no fun. Tonight's the big party at the beach. Please tell me you're going there! It'll be mega! Drinks and marshmallows and dancing at the beach, please tell me you'll come too!"
"Soz Em. I'm gonna do the same as Kris and study until my brain hurts." Kat said apologetic.
Emily turned to Anna with pleading eyes. "Annie," she whined.
"I'm sorry Em, but I can't. I..."
Kristina cut her off grinning like a Cheshire cat "She's going to visit her boyfriend. Her really hot boyfriend."
Anna nodded.
"Oi! Okay, you're off the hook," Emily said graciously. "And you two," she looked at the two French girls "You're so gonna regret that you're not coming. Because I'm gonna have tons of fun tonight."
Anna and Kristina walked down the street towards their flat, their arms linked. "Are you excited?" Kris asked.
"To say that'd be the understatement of the century! I can't wait to set a foot on that plane! It's been so long since I saw him." Anna smiled from ear to ear.
"How long has it been? 5 months?"
"6 months. Why does one term have to take so long?"
Kristina smiled knowingly at her. "In that case, could you leave me some of your notes for studying? Because I highly doubt that you'll have a lot of time to do so."
Anna shoved her playfully. "Hey! I'm very disciplined."
"Oh chérie, from what I've seen of your boyfriend you can be as disciplined as you want. You won't stand a chance."
"Did you just try to demoralise me?"
"Never," Kris laughed "But seriously, don't you worry about him cheating on you while you are thousands of miles away?"
"Honestly? I think he's more worried about me cheating on him. Not that there'd be an apparent reason for this."
"Well, to be fair a lot of boys tried to hit on you in the last months."
"Yeah, pity for them. I'm off the market." Anna pointed at the heart-shaped locket around her neck. Caius had given it to her the day she had left for university. The heart was golden and about the size of her thumbnail. On the back was an inscription saying: Into Eternity
"You are the only one holding my heart, my love," he had said "I give it to you in the hope you will keep it safe. Until the end of time."
"Oh no, not him again!", Kristina groaned, dragging Anna back to reality. Anna followed Kristina's gaze and saw Jacob Black leaning against a lamppost outside their flat. Next to him stood Alice Cullen.
"That's the fifth time this month. What's this guys problem?"
Jacob had showed up very frequently in the past 6 months to 'talk' to Anna about her mate. Most of the time they ended up hissing at each other not daring to yell because they were in public. Except for that one time Anna had visited Alice and Bella at the Cullens house. Jacob had been there too and somehow he had gotten wind of the fact that Anna and Caius relationship included sleeping with each other. They had an awful fight about it until Emmet had stepped in and thrown Jacob out of the house based on the fact that "The girl has saved your fury arse last winter so leave her the hell alone." Anna had loved Emmet for that but it hadn't put an end to Jacobs visits.
The two of them had never gotten along very well in the first place. She had thought him a massive pain in the arse for trying to make Bella fall for him in the time Edward had been gone.
She'd told him he should give her time. That it wasn't as easy to get over him as he thought it was but he hadn't cared about it very much and had tried to rush Bella into a new relationship anyway.
Things had gotten worse ever since the confrontation with the Volturi last winter when he had found out that Anna's mate was the most cruel vampire in the world. The part about him knowing of Caius' reputation was to ascribe to Alice, who had been quite talkative about what had happened in Volterra and what she had seen in her visions.
Everything she had told Jacob was true though but Anna didn't care much about that. It was none of his business. End of the story.
Anna sighed. "He just wants to talk. Why don't you go inside. I'll be there in a sec."
"Alright." Kris sighed and walked past them, greeting Alice politely and glaring at Jacob.
Anna waited until Kristina was gone then she turned to Jacob. "All right. What's the meaning of this? If you're here to tell me I should break up with Caius again you might as well leave again Jacob."
"You can't be serious Anna. This guy is a sadist. Has Alice here told you half the things she's told me?"
"Yes she has. And he has too and it doesn't change anything! I love him. And nothing you say will change that."
"He kills people for fun. How can you love such a monster Anna?"
Alice gasped in shock upon that.
Annas eyes turned to slits and she brought herself very close to Jacob. "Don't you dare to ever call him a monster again. Do you hear me Jacob Black? Never again. Or I swear to God you'll regret it." she hissed at him.
Jacob started to tremble and he clenched his fists to keep it under control. Hastily Alice pushed between them. "Okay you two, that's enough. Anna, take a step back. Jacob, Anna can have a relationship with whoever she wants. She's a grown woman. So stop to interfere."
Anna still glared at Jacob but she took a step back as Alice had said. "What are you doing here anyway Alice? Normally he doesn't need support."
"I wanted to say good-bye before you leave," Alice smiled at her angelically, "He can't wait to see you."
Anna beamed at her and took her into an embrace. "That's good to know. I can't wait either! I miss him so much!" She released the pixie.
"Okay, so you better hurry up now because Jane will call you in about 5 minutes and you still have to finish packing and drive to the airport. You don't want to miss your flight, do you?"
The girl smiled whimsically at Alice.
"You're making a mistake Anna." Jacob growled as she pushed past him.
"Mind you own business Black."
Of course Jane called exactly 5 minutes after Anna's encounter with Alice and Jacob. "Dead on time." Anna thought before she picked up."Hey little J, how are you?"
"I am fine and why are you calling me 'little J'?"
"I guess I've watched too much 'Gossip Girl'. What's up?"
"What's 'Gossip Girl'?"
"It's a TV-show. And little J is Jenny and she's young and somehow cool although she can be a real bitch sometimes and... you know what? Never mind. What's up?"
"Oh not much actually. Master Caius is really looking forward to see you again. And honestly all of us are looking forward for him to see you again. He... misses you very much. Which affects his temper. And his moods."
"Oh c'mon, you're exaggerating. It's not like I've changed him that much. The day before I left I heard him yelling at Santiago for God-knows-what reason. That's just him."
"You have no idea. He is almost always on an edge. But it is not only because you are on the other side of the world. We have a new member in the guard, Rosemarie, and she... well... how should I put this delicately? She constantly tries to hit on him."
"What?!" Anna shrieked causing Kristina to stick her head out of her bedroom with an alarmed look on her face. She waved her hand at her friend, signalising that everything was fine.
"Not that he would succumb her charms of course," Jane said hastily "But she annoys him to no end and Aro forbade him to rip her head off because of her gift. She is an excellent tracker, you must know. Much like Demitri. I thought you should know about that before you come back."
"Yeah, thank you. Erm... Jane? Is she... is she pretty?" She suddenly felt a bit insecure.
"Don't worry Anna. He didn't dignify her with a second look when she arrived and this means a lot. Almost all male members of the coven were literally drooling when Aro introduced her."
Anna smiled happily. She should have known that she could trust Caius. "Hey, do you think I could talk to him before I leave?"
Jane took a sharp breath and Anna heard a dull noise in the background. "I don't think so. There is a trial going on right now."
"Yeah, I can hear that," Anna laughed "Okay, listen I've got to go now. Could you tell him something from me?"
"Of course. Whatever you want."
"Tell him I miss him. And that I love him and that I'm underway."
"I will do so Anna. And he loves you too. He keeps looking at this picture of you whenever he thinks himself alone. You know, the one you gave him before you left? I believe it is always in his pocket."
Hearing that Anna smiled affectionately. And in this very moment she missed Caius more than ever before.
"Only a few hours," she thought.
So this was the first chapter of Not About Angels.
I'm trying to write in a more elaborate way, explaining the surroundings or the character of a person more precise.
You might have noticed that the title is once again the title of a song (Not About Angels by Birdy). I got a bit inspired by it and I thought it would fit the storyline.
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